Newspaper conveyer



Feb. 17, 1942. C. RICARDS NEWSPAPER CONVEYER Filed April 5, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet l Patented Feb. 17, 1942 NEWSPAPER coNvEYER Charles L. metros, south Plainfield, N. J., as# signor to Wood Newspaper Machinery Corporation, Plainfield, N. J., a corporation of Virginia v Application April 5,

The principal-objects of this invention areto provide an automatic friction driving mechanism in connection with a newspaper conve'yersuch that .on the application of any undue strainfor the occurrence of a'breakdownythe drivingv mech- -anism transmitting power between 4the operating chain, or the like, and the` conveyer will continue to operate while the driven part remains stationary; thus replacing the usual break or shear pins which are employed for such purpose; toprovide a connection between the drive for the conveyer and the driven shaft which can move longitudinally on that shaft so as to pro` i939, seran No. 266,126 z claims, (c1. les- 203) `A washer Il is held by a screwl I2 on'the end f of the shaft 5.r It locks against a clutch sleeve Said sleeve thrusts againstthe inner race of a bearing llli vcarried on the shaft 5, then through a spacer against the inner race of the bearing, forcing it against a shoulder of the shaft `5.

The sleeve I3 is keyed to the shaft 5 and `has slidably mounted thereon a clutch jaw I. Said jaw can move longitudinally, but is held from rotation by splines in the sleeve I3. The jaw I6 engages a clutch plate |'I which cooperates with vide a yieldable drive; butin case of obstruction,

when the jam is removed the drive connection willautomatically take'up its load again and restore the conveyer to its normal operation. Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic view showing a typical newspaper conveyer in a newspaper printing andr delivery plant and indicating where the features of this invention may be applied;

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation illustrating the application of the spring-seated' clutch to7 the conveyer;

Fig.v 3 is an end view of the ccnveyer corner in which the power is transmitted to the conveyer and the clutch opened, and e Fig. 4 is a sectional View on the line fi-fi of Fig. 2.

The invention is shown as applied to aconveyer formed of `a pair of belts I carried over rolls for delivering folded newspapers from the folder 2, delivery fan 3, and a delivery vbelt d.' Any desired means other than a delivery belt, as v4, 4may be utilized for delivering the papers to the conveyer belt I. The folded newspapers on the delivery belt are taken up between two endless belts I, constituting a newspaper conveyer, to the delivery table, as usual.

a hub I8 to carry a main drive sprocket I9. The clutch plate and hub I8 clamp the outer race of the bearing I4.

A spring 20, held by an adjusting nut 2| threadedly mounted on the sleeve I3, causes ther clutch jaw I5 to remain engaged with the clutch yplate I'I up to a` certain working force. This working force is regulated by the nut 2| which is then locked on the thread by a set screw 22. The nut 2|y is split throughout part of a circle for this purpose. Clutch teeth 3| are designed with slanting `edges tor allow the jaws to force themselves apart under extra pressure and to reengage when said pressure is relieved. The degree of this pressure is determined by their angle. It is, therefore, evident that under normal operating conditions any force exerted on the sprocket I9 will be transmitted through the clutch to the shaft 5. The opposite end of the It will be seen that at the corner of this conveyer by which the papers are delivered to the conveyer fromA the delivery belt there are shown three shafts 5, (iL and 1, each one of which has a roll thereon, as for example, 8, 9 and It. These 'rolls are secured to the shafts 5, 6 and 'I respectively andsaid shafts are rotatably mounted in suitable bearings on the side frames of the press. One end of each of the shafts 5 and 5, which are formed identically, is made to carry a slip clutch arrangement by which this invention is made possible.

shaft 5 has mounted and fastened thereto a spur gear 23 which,` through gears 211ia and 23b operate the shafts 6 and 1. f Also attached to the shaft 1 is a chain sprocket 24 that continues the drive to the rest of the conveyer. I I

If an unexpected overload or breakdown occurs in some part of the conveyer, the stopping is transmitted back to the shaft 5 which acts against the clutch jaw action and thereby causes the clutch to disengage, by the separation of the teeth 3|. When this occurs, the sprocket I9 will continue to rotate with the jaw l1 and hub I8 on the bearing |4.

A shaft 32 is an intermediate for an auxiliary motor drive. A motor 25 through a chain 30 and sprockets 26 and 21 operates the shaft 32 which in turn, through a sprocket 28 and chain 33 operates a sprocket 29, which is an lexact duplilcate of the sprocket I9 and is mounted in an identical manner to the shaft 6. When the motor 25 is operated, the clutch arrangement of the shaft 5 will react toA overload just as the clutch on the shaft 5.

During the major portion of the operation,

the sprocket I9, which by means, not shown, is connected with a drive from the press folder, supplies the drive to the conveyer. During this operation, the motor 25 is held inoperative by having its power turned olf. Neither does it rotate since the one-way clutch or drive 34 on shaft 32 Will not drive the motor from the conveyer. When the press stops, however, and it is desired to clear the conveyer of papers, the moywithout any mechanical adjustment.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

1. 'I'he combination with a newspaper conveyer and means for delivering papers thereto, of means for driving the conveyer, including a shaft and a clutch thereon comprising a sleeve xed on said shaft, a clutch jaw longitudinally movable with respect to the sleeve but rotatably fixed thereto and having teeth having slanting surfaces, a sprocket rotatably mounted on the shaft for driving the conveyer and having a surface fitting said slanting surface and capable of forcing the jaw longitudinally out of mesh, and a spring for forcing the jaw into mesh whenever the teeth on the sleeve and those on the sprocket come into mesh, a second shaft, an auxiliary motor for operating said second shaft and through it the conveyer, whereby when the motor is energized the conveyer is operated to thereby clear the conveyer of newspapers remaining thereon when the clutch on the first shaft is rendered inoperative.

2. 'Ihe combination with a newspaper conveyer, of means for driving the conveyer, including a shaft and an voverload clutch on said shaft through which the conveyer is driven, a second shaft, including a clutch mounted thereon for driving said conveyer, an auxiliary motor for operating said second shaft and through it the conveyer, whereby the conveyer may be operated when the overload clutch on the first shaft is rendered inoperative to thereby clear the conveyer of newspapers remaining thereon.

CHARLES L. RICARDS 

